THE SECRET OF GUMBO GROVE [Mass Market Paperback]

Eleanora E. Tate (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Bantam Books (1998)
• ASIN: B001J8O7RY
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Secret of Gumbo Grove **Alison**, May 27, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Secret of Gumbo Grove (Mass Market Paperback)

The Secret of Gumbo Grove is an excellent book. I highly recommend it, especially if you like mysteries. It is about a 11-year old girl who helps Miss Effie, the church secretary, clean out an old graveyard. Miss Effie knows all about the people buried in the cemetery, and is happy to tell their stories to Raisin. After Miss Effie gives her the old church records, she finds herself in a mystery, who is "Gumbo" Dickson? Why does no one in the town want to talk about him? Could the African-American man be the founder of Gumbo Grove? I really liked how the author, Eleanora E. Tate tied the mystery in with Raisin's regular life. For example, the "Miss Ebony Calvary County Pageant",in which one of Raisin's sisters, Hattie, participates. I greatly disliked Miss Aussie, who wouldn't even admit that some people in the graveyard were her relatives! Miss Aussie wanted the cemetery to be destroyed. I found it very sad that marijuana and alcohol were sold to minors in her community, but luckily, Raisin didn't take any. This book is one of my favorites, and I hope you like it too.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Book, February 22, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Secret of Gumbo Grove (Mass Market Paperback)

The Secret of Gumbo Grove By: Eleanora E. Tate

I enjoyed "The Secret of Gumbo Grove". It shows a tourist town from an interesting point of view that made the book fresh and exciting. This book is so novel that there are no other books that compare in its genre. The writing is of a very high quality. I would recommend this book to almost anyone of any age. I would rate this book an 8 out of 10 for interesting plot and characters, but it's slightly boring. The ending in sepcific is boring. I like the location and the detailed histories of the characters must have taken forever, due to the detail in them. The plot could use a little work in the way of the antagonist, who is a bit predictable. But the other characters are pretty well created. The ending was kind of disappointing and not very exciting. But all together the book was enjoyable and easy to read. They are trying to save a cemetery from the people at their local church. I'll let you figure out the rest.....

4.0 out of 5 stars The Secret of Gumbo Grove, September 13, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Secret of Gumbo Grove (Mass Market Paperback)

I thought the book was better than average. The ending was a little disappointing, but I thought the theme of the book was
great. I thought Eleanora Tate did an awesome job at describing the characters, especially the peoples' ancestors. I didn't really like the whole paegent thing, because I'm a boy. (you know what I mean) The only reason I read it was because my teacher made me, but I'm glad I did.